What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controller position at Talently?
Job Title: Senior Controller
Location: Fully Remote
Salary: $150,000 to $200,000
Skills: Senior Controller, Real Estate Accounting, QuickBooks Online, Multi-Entity Consolidations, GAAP, Month-End Close, Offshore Team Management, Financial Reporting, Multi-family Unit Real Estate
About the Opportunity:
My client, one of the most entrepreneurial and fast-moving private investment companies in the real estate space, is looking to hire a Senior Controller.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you own the accounting function, lead a distributed team, and report directly to ownership. You are not a number two here, you are the person who sets the standard, closes the books, and keeps everything running clean.
If you have built or stabilized an accounting function inside a real estate company and you know how to lead a lean team without layers between you and the work, this role was written for you.
Responsibilities:
- Own the full close cycle across multiple entities and deliver accurate financial statements to ownership on time every month
- Lead and manage a distributed accounting team including offshore staff, setting expectations and holding people accountable
- Serve as the direct financial partner to ownership, turning numbers into decisions that move the business forward
- Build and maintain internal controls that actually scale as the portfolio and entity count grows
- Manage all third-party relationships including auditors, tax advisors, and banking contacts
- Drive cash flow visibility and oversee treasury functions across a complex and expanding portfolio
- Review, improve, and modify financial statements produced by your team before they reach leadership
- Oversee financial reporting across multiple investment entities and asset classes
Must-Have Skills:
- Senior Controller or Director of Accounting with real estate accounting experience, must understand multifamily from an investment standpoint
- QuickBooks Online, active and current, this is the primary system used
- Experience managing a distributed or offshore accounting team of 2 or more direct reports, hands-on day to day
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- AppFolio experience, current or recent
- Experience supporting a private investment company or principal investor with diversified holdings
- CPA designation
Salary : $150,000 - $200,000